November 12, 20240 Comments

Mattel pulls ‘Wicked’ dolls after printing adult web address on packaging

Still from the film “Wicked” Source: Universal Studios Thousands of Mattel’s “Wicked”-branded fashion dolls are flying off shelves, but not because of consumer demand. The toy company has been forced to pull its line of character dolls after a package misprint. Instead of listing the website for Universal’s “Wicked” movie, boxes featured a link to a pornographic website for a group called Wicked Pictures. “Mattel was made aware of a

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November 9, 20240 Comments

‘Adult crime, adult time’ – Row as Australian territory locks up 10-year-olds again

BBC/Simon Atkinson A protest was held outside the Northern Territory’s parliament in Darwin as MPs debated lowering the age of criminal responsibility to 10 ‘Thomas’ – not his real name – was 13 years old when he began his first stint in prison. Following the sudden death of his father, he had robbed a shop in Australia’s Northern Territory (NT). He was detained for a week but, within a month,

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